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Report: Iowa State hires quarterbacks coach from Arkansas State
Report: Iowa State hires quarterbacks coach from Arkansas State
Iowa State is reportedly hiring a new quarterbacks coach with connections to a QB in the transfer portal.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Report: Iowa State hires quarterbacks coach from Arkansas State
Federal push to relax marijuana classification should help the industry in Illinois, but the effects for consumers may take time
Federal push to relax marijuana classification should help the industry in Illinois, but the effects for consumers may take time
President Trump’s executive order didn't legalize cannabis, but directed officials to change its classification as a controlled substance to Schedule III, the same class as codeine, ketamine and steroids.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Federal push to relax marijuana classification should help the industry in Illinois, but the effects for consumers may take time
Muscatine Art Center to host annual Noon Year's Eve Celebration
Muscatine Art Center to host annual Noon Year's Eve Celebration
Families can create colorful party hats and noisemakers, enjoy tasty snacks and share the excitement of the countdown to noon, when a balloon drop will take place.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Muscatine Art Center to host annual Noon Year's Eve Celebration
Week in Iowa: Iowa to participate in Summer EBT in 2026, Santas spread joy in Northern Iowa
Week in Iowa: Iowa to participate in Summer EBT in 2026, Santas spread joy in Northern Iowa
A round-up of this week's news from across Iowa.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Week in Iowa: Iowa to participate in Summer EBT in 2026, Santas spread joy in Northern Iowa
SHANE BROWN: The 10 best TV shows of 2025
SHANE BROWN: The 10 best TV shows of 2025
Once annually, I get to retroactively justify the alarming amount of time I spend motionless on my couch, insisting I was "just finishing one episode."
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December 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
SHANE BROWN: The 10 best TV shows of 2025
Cesar Toscano: Why I was chronically absent as a teenager and what I wished I had known
Cesar Toscano: Why I was chronically absent as a teenager and what I wished I had known
Cesar Toscano reflects being on a student who was chronically absent during his high school years.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Cesar Toscano: Why I was chronically absent as a teenager and what I wished I had known
Some students are chronically not at school; here's what Quad-Cities districts are doing
Some students are chronically not at school; here's what Quad-Cities districts are doing
The Quad-Cities saw higher numbers of student absences during the pandemic. Here's what advocates and officials are saying about it now.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some students are chronically not at school; here's what Quad-Cities districts are doing
Special Weather Statement until THU 9:45 PM CST
Special Weather Statement until THU 9:45 PM CST
Patchy Dense Fog Expected This Evening
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December 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Special Weather Statement until THU 9:45 PM CST
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
President Donald Trump said late Thursday he launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
Muscatine man sentenced in connection with 2024 fatal crash
Muscatine man sentenced in connection with 2024 fatal crash
The crash in August of 2024 killed 48-year-old Darrell Brian Allchin, of Muscatine.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Muscatine man sentenced in connection with 2024 fatal crash
Special Weather Statement until THU 5:30 PM CST
Special Weather Statement until THU 5:30 PM CST
Patchy Dense Fog Reducing Visibility This Afternoon
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December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Special Weather Statement until THU 5:30 PM CST
Carson Willich's return gives ISU's Jimmy Rogers veteran linebacker
Carson Willich's return gives ISU's Jimmy Rogers veteran linebacker
Iowa State linebacker Carson Willich is returning for his senior season.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Carson Willich's return gives ISU's Jimmy Rogers veteran linebacker
Iowa native Aiden Flora staying at Iowa State for junior season
Iowa native Aiden Flora staying at Iowa State for junior season
Iowa State gets some good news from running back Aiden Flora.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Iowa native Aiden Flora staying at Iowa State for junior season
$1.817 billion Powerball jackpot won in Arkansas, ending long drought
$1.817 billion Powerball jackpot won in Arkansas, ending long drought
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previously expected, making it the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
$1.817 billion Powerball jackpot won in Arkansas, ending long drought
Photos: Santa Claus makes a visit to MercyOne Genesis' Birth Center on Christmas Eve
Photos: Santa Claus makes a visit to MercyOne Genesis' Birth Center on Christmas Eve
The Davenport Fire Department invited Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and their elves to make a special Christmas Eve visit to the MercyOne Genesis Birth Center in Davenport. They brought along
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December 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Photos: Santa Claus makes a visit to MercyOne Genesis' Birth Center on Christmas Eve
'We will be thinking about Trudy': Eddleman family remembers Trudy Appleby at Christmas
'We will be thinking about Trudy': Eddleman family remembers Trudy Appleby at Christmas
Ray Eddleman and his family will remember Trudy Appleby this Christmas, while a suspect faces charges in her 1996 disappearance.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
'We will be thinking about Trudy': Eddleman family remembers Trudy Appleby at Christmas
Things to do in the Quad-Cities: RIBCO, 'Lilo & Stitch' and other weekend events
Things to do in the Quad-Cities: RIBCO, 'Lilo & Stitch' and other weekend events
Events this weekend include a performance by Class of '82 at The Rock Island Brewing Company, two shows at Bootleg Hill Honey Meads and more.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Things to do in the Quad-Cities: RIBCO, 'Lilo & Stitch' and other weekend events
12 Days of Christmas: Construction company gifts free cleaning to Davenport church
12 Days of Christmas: Construction company gifts free cleaning to Davenport church
Joe Sampson, co-owner of Sampson Construction Inc., said the service project for St. Anthony's Catholic Church was nothing special — just how he was raised.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
12 Days of Christmas: Construction company gifts free cleaning to Davenport church
Check out our 12 days of Christmas stories here
Check out our 12 days of Christmas stories here
Take a look through our 12 days of Christmas stories that showcase different holiday happenings around town.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Check out our 12 days of Christmas stories here
Augustana men's basketball pulls off stunners in what might be a program first
Augustana men's basketball pulls off stunners in what might be a program first
In what may have been a program first, the Augustana College men's basketball team upset Top 10-ranked squads on consecutive nights last weekend — a huge accomplishment for a young
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December 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Augustana men's basketball pulls off stunners in what might be a program first
Cy-Hawk hero staying at Iowa State with "Merry Christmas" to Cyclone fans
Cy-Hawk hero staying at Iowa State with "Merry Christmas" to Cyclone fans
Merry Christmas, Cyclone fans. Your star kicker is staying in Ames.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Cy-Hawk hero staying at Iowa State with "Merry Christmas" to Cyclone fans
Pleasant Valley couple charged with repeatedly stealing from Davenport Walmart
Pleasant Valley couple charged with repeatedly stealing from Davenport Walmart
Police allege they were captured on store video a total of 20 times between Oct. 7 and Dec. 1 stealing items from Walmart.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pleasant Valley couple charged with repeatedly stealing from Davenport Walmart
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial over child’s video testimony in sex abuse case
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial over child’s video testimony in sex abuse case
In its opinion filed Tuesday, the court vacated the conviction of Lynn Melvin Lindaman, who was found guilty of second-degree sexual abuse by a Polk County jury last year.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial over child’s video testimony in sex abuse case
Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria return home
Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria return home
Staff Sgts. Edgar Torres-Tovar’s and William "Nate" Howard’s remains arrived at the Des Moines International Airport on Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria return home
One cat missing in Christmas Eve house fire in Rock Island
One cat missing in Christmas Eve house fire in Rock Island
Firefighters responded to the 1300 block of 44th Street in Rock Island at about 8:17 a.m. Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One cat missing in Christmas Eve house fire in Rock Island